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Kohlrabi: Get ready for this fall flavor delight, it is a favorite among the farm crew once again this season. The Kossak and Gigante varieties of kohlrabi in your share this week is not only large in size, but also also big in delicious flavor. With crisp, juicy, mildly sweet flesh it is really great raw. See the recipes from Katherine for some great ideas.

Sweet Peppers: The Stocky Red and Stocky Gold Roaster peppers in your share this week, as the name indicates, are perfect for roasting. They are also great sauteed, stir-fried, used in sauce, or sliced up fresh for a salad or dipping in hummus.

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Escarole: A member of the chicory family, escarole is a broad-leaved endive with broad, pale green leaves that look similar to a leafy butter lettuce. It is less bitter in flavor than the other varieties in the chicory family. Escarole can be eaten lightly cooked or raw in salads. The outer and darker green leaves have a stronger flavor that lend better to cooked dishes, and the inner and lighter green leaves have a more mild flavor great for fresh salads.

Eggplant: Get in your last round of eggplant parmesan, because this will be the last week for both eggplant and tomatoes in your share this season.

Sweet Peppers: The sweet peppers in your share this week are a Stocky Red Roaster, great for eating fresh, sauteed, and of course roasted as the name implies.

Tomatoes: It’s been a long (we started back in July!) and delicious season of tomatoes. Enjoy your last round this week in your share and make way for fall crops.

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Corn, Luscious: This week’s corn is a variety called Luscious, and we sure think its’ big beautiful bi-color ears live up to the name.

It’s canning time! Order Bulk Tomatoes from SIO

After several seasons of requests, we finally got our tomato growing act together to offer our CSA membership the opportunity to buy tomatoes in bulk for putting up.We will be offering 20lb flats of our slicing tomatoes for pick-up at the farm only, and will be setting up orders for pick-up this coming weekend (Sept. 5-7) and the following weekend (Sept. 12-14). The New Girl variety that we grow is great for slow roasting and freezing, or canning up as crushed tomatoes. They are are great for making big batches of salsa and tomato sauce.

$35 for 20lb flat of Red Slicing Tomatoes

To pick-up your order this weekend at the farm please order by 12pm (noon) Thursday 9/4. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 9/5 through 5pm Sunday 9/7. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, number of 20lb flats you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm (either this weekend 9/5-9/7, or next weekend 9/12-9/14). You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

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Corn: Enjoy this week’s large ears of Sugar Pearl, a white kernel variety that is terrifically sweet and fruity.

Cucumbers: Sliced, diced, or whole, it’s the last week for enjoying this fresh summer crop.

It’s canning time! Order Bulk Tomatoes from SIO

After several seasons of requests, we finally got our tomato growing act together to offer our CSA membership the opportunity to buy tomatoes in bulk for putting up.We will be offering 20lb flats of our slicing tomatoes for pick-up at the farm only, and will be setting up orders for pick-up this coming weekend (Aug. 29-31) and the following weekend (Sept. 5-7). The New Girl variety that we grow is great for slow roasting and freezing, or canning up as crushed tomatoes. They are are great for making big batches of salsa and tomato sauce.

$35 for 20lb flat of Red Slicing Tomatoes

To pick-up your order this weekend at the farm please order by 12pm (noon) Thursday 8/28. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 8/29 through 5pm Sunday 8/31. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, number of 20lb flats you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm (either this weekend 8/29-8/31, or next weekend 9/5-9/7). You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

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Celery: It’s big and beautiful once again, and this will be the last time in the share for the season so use it in all your favorite ways.

Corn: Everyone is getting Sugar Buns corn in their share this week! This variety is know to have a smaller ear, with a delicate but not overwhelming sweetness.

Peppers, Poblano: In general these peppers are relatively mild, but from time to time they take on some heat even in the green stage, so it’s always best to give a taste first.

It’s canning time! Order Bulk Tomatoes from SIO

After several seasons of requests, we finally got our tomato growing act together to offer our CSA membership the opportunity to buy tomatoes in bulk for putting up. We will be offering 20lb flats of our slicing tomatoes for pick-up at the farm only, and will be setting up orders for pick-up this coming weekend (Aug. 22-24) and the following weekend (Aug. 29-31). The New Girl variety that we grow is great for slow roasting and freezing, or canning up as crushed tomatoes. They are are great for making big batches of salsa and tomato sauce.

$35 for 20lb flat of Red Slicing Tomatoes

To pick-up your order this weekend at the farm please order by 12pm (noon) Thursday 8/21. All orders will be available for pick-up at the farm 12pm (Noon) Friday 8/22 through 5pm Sunday 8/24. To place an order email the farm at csa@sauvieislandorganics.com with your name, number of 20lb flats you’d like, and the weekend you want them available for pick-up at the farm (either this weekend 8/22-8/24, or next weekend 8/29-8/31). You will receive an email confirming your order and directions for how to pick-up from the farm. Please invite your non-CSA member friends, neighbors, and co-workers to take advantage of this opportunity and get in on some of the SIO bounty as well.

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Corn: It’s been a hot summer and we’re ready for sweet corn. Unfortunately this morning’s lightening storm prevented our crew from harvesting corn for our Tuesday pick-up sites, so it’s going out on rotation this week. We keep close track of what each site receives, so if you miss out this week it will be made up in the future.

CSA Pick-up Reminders

The summer heat is on and we thought it was about time to remind you all of some pick-up site etiquette to keep in mind as you continue to pick-up and enjoy your share this season.

Please only take the share size you have signed-up for. If you take the wrong share type then that leaves another member without a share to pick-up.

Join us for our annual Potato Harvest Party & Potato Salad Feast. This is a very kid friendly event, and in addition to potato harvesting we’ll be cooking up offering up fresh potato salad and green salad for eating, and have sprinklers running to cool you down. Please bring a potluck dish to share, as well as blankets and/or chairs for lunch, and a water bottle to keep hydrated. Join us anytime during the event, even just for lunch!

Parking: When you turn right onto Howell Park Rd. drive down the short hill and you can park in the grass field directly on your left just past the mailboxes. Then walk up the road another 100 yards and you’ll see the sign for Sauvie Island Organics at the end of our driveway. Make your way to the end of our gravel driveway and someone from the farm will be there to greet you.

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Eggplant: We have both Japanese style (slender type) and Italian Bell (round type) varieties going out this week. They can be used interchangeably for the most part, but their different shapes are also better suited for certain preparations.

Potatoes, Carola: You may notice some surface damage on your potatoes this week, but just peel/cut any unsightly spots away and use as usual. We have included a hefty amount to make sure you still have plenty once you get through peeling.

Fennel for Dinner. Fennel for Desert.

We are excited to announce that we have teamed up with Portland’s very own Salt & Straw for their farmer inspired flavors for the month of August. Go to one of their three scoop shops in the Portland area and try out the Green Fennel & Maple flavor featuring fennel from your very own SIO.

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Basil: We are blowing out the basil in our covered house this week, and that means a big bag for you. This is definitely your chance to make some pesto for freezing and saving (try making them in to ice cubes for easy portioning and thawing in the future). Of course used fresh it’s the perfect friend for your heirloom tomatoes as well.

Beans: This is the first of several rounds of fresh beans this summer, so enjoy them your favorite way now or later. You’ll see them for the second time in the next few weeks. This variety this week is called Provider, a delicious and crisp green type bush type.

Cucumbers: You may see our green-skinned Marketmore cucumbers or white-skinned Silver Slicer cucumbers in your shares over the next several weeks. If you already received a Silver Slicer in the past week, we hope you enjoyed it’s more tender skin and subtle sweetness.

Eggplant, Japanese: We are starting out with our Orient Express Japanese eggplant this week in the shares. The harvest yields are not quite as high as we hoped, so that means this crop is going out On Rotation. That means some pick-up sites will receive it, and other will not. We keep close records of crops going out on rotation to make sure each member receives the same amount over the course of the season. For those sites not receiving eggplant, you will receive an additional amount of cucumbers.

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Cilantro: Pungent, fresh, and down right tasty. Your cilantro this week comes with it’s root attached will help with keeping it fresh for longer. The root has a milder flavor and aroma than the leaves and stems and are used in many Thai dishes, such as curry.

Kale, Lacinato: Also known as dinosaur kale or black Italian kale, this dark green variety is delicious raw in a robust kale salad or cooked up in your favorite kale dish.

Onions, Walla Walla Sweets: As the name suggests, these onions are much sweeter than your typical white or yellow storage onion. They can be used in any recipe calling for onion, but try using them in recipes that will let their flavor shine through. For true onion lovers, they can be sliced and eaten raw on salads and sandwiches. Nothing tastes better than sweet onion rings, or use them in stir-fries, stews, pastas, or on pizza.

Our friends at the Portland Area CSA Coalition (PACSAC) have a new email newsletter, and we’d like to invite you to connect with this great monthly resource for CSA members and anyone who loves local farms and good, seasonal food.

Join us for our annual Potato Harvest Party & French Fry Feast. This is a very kid friendly event, and in addition to potato harvesting we’ll be cooking up fresh from the field french fries and have sprinklers running to cool you down. Please bring a potluck dish to share, as well as blankets and/or chairs for lunch, and a water bottle to keep hydrated. Join us anytime during the event, even just for lunch!

10am-12pm Harvest Spuds

12pm-1pm Farm Tour

1pm-2pm Potluck Lunch

Location:

Sauvie Island Organics (Farm Fields)

13615 NW Howell Park Rd
Portland, OR 97231

Parking: When you turn right onto Howell Park Rd. drive down the short hill and you can park in the grass field directly on your left just past the mailboxes. Then walk up the road another 100 yards and you’ll see the sign for Sauvie Island Organics at the end of our driveway. Make your way to the end of our gravel driveway and someone from the farm will be there to greet you.

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Carrots: Rejoice! Sweet, crisp, fresh SIO carrots are here. We had planned for this first round to include their fluffy green tops, but with the HOT weather in the forecast decided to remove them as they are prone to drawing the moisture out and creating a rubbery carrot.

Lettuce, Romaine: Try a traditional Cesar Salad with the garlic and Romaine in your share this week, it’s sure to cool you off in heat.

Onions, Red Long of Tropea: These beautiful fresh onions, also known as Torpedo onions, are an Italian heirloom variety with elongated shape with sweet mild flesh that is tender with light purple color. You can also use the vibrant green tops.